Rolf Wallin


Rolf Wallin is a Norwegian composer, trumpeter and avant-garde performance artist.

Biography

Wallin was born in Oslo, where he studied with Finn Mortensen and Olav Anton Thommessen. He later studied at the University of California where his teachers included Roger Reynolds and Vinko Globokar. Wallin’s music combines an intuitive freedom with a rigorous mathematical approach, such as use of fractal algorithms to construct melody and harmony, resulting in a music that often hints at the influence of Ligeti, Xenakis and Berio.
In 1998 he was awarded the Nordic Council Music Prize.

Career highlights